I had foramenotomy on left neck on two vertebra. I bled too freely during the surgery which made it so hard for the Micro-Neuro-Minimally Invasive Neurosurgeon to see the area. They almost had to give me a unit of blood. I highly recommend getting your clotting time checked three weeks before the surgery and be sure to get off of fish oil, flaxseed oil (and flaxseeds), garlic, turmeric, ginger and any other foods of spices or supplements that slow clotting time. I did not get off of fish oil in time bc I caught a cancellation and hurriedly flew to Allegheny Hospital and had the surgery. Bc the bleeding made details hard to see, the surgery took 4 hrs instead of the two the dr told me it would take. I came out of the surgery unable to move my left arm but after lots of physical therapy over mos, I regained use of my arm. But it ached and burned for a yr plus I had Fibromyalgia so I got on Lyrica. It helped and continues to help hugely! I’ve been on it 21 yrs. It does have some difficult side effects at first. By 2017, pain of the surgery plus Fibromyalgia increased until I had to get on Medical Cannabis too. Indica cannabis is for sleep and Sativa is for am to 2:30pm, and no later, bc it may cause difficulty going to sleep. I would not be alive today if I had not gotten on Med Cannabis for sleep. I only use Sativa during a few winter mos when my nerve pain is high. If I have to drive I wait until the Sativa Cannabis has worn off. Don’t take Opioids. Keep your arms strong. Don’t have forward head posture!